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Today, Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTA and Stockchase Insights commented about whether VPT-X, FLT-X, CTS-T, ZCH-T, HNU-T, PAVE-N, ZWU-T, CVD-T, ZAUT-T, ZINN-T are stocks to buy or sell.

BUY
Caller asked for an infrastructure ETF. Gives you exposure to aspects of infrastructures like pipelines, utilities, and telcos. Aspects of infrastructures are there. Lots of different ways to look at infrastructure. PAVE gives you access to roads and infrastructure.
DON'T BUY
Over long periods of gas, there will be a natural decay in net asset value. Short term trading could pay off. Buy high and sell low. Natural gases are doing well right now, but he would prefer to play it through ETFs and equity exposure. Natural gas is a relative winner in the next few years. There has been significant under investments.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
China is the second largest economy in the world and will be first in the future. With the tilt towards equalization and communist philosophy. China has some growth challenges with bad demographics that is aging and shrinking. 1.4B people is still a huge number. Be mindful on trimming in rallies. 2-4% would be okay with up to 5% with the next few years. Focus on the China A shares, not the Hong Kong shares.
COMMENT
Market outlook. There are signs of stagflation. Globally, inflation pressure is rising. There is a persistent uptick in inflation expectation and retail sales are wavering. The US economy may be in recession. The fiscal cliff with support being cut off could lead to spending stopping.
COMMENT
Stimulus. If this fiscal cliff comes, unless there is a robust economy next year, control of congress will move. The progressive policies of Biden's administration will not go through. They are pushing through spending bills. There are some political fallouts from the reconciliation process.
COMMENT
Federal reserve. The delta variant's R0 number, the transmission rate, has come down significantly in recent weeks. There is good news on this front. There is uncertainty around the debt ceiling and the financing needs of next year. It allows the fed to go slower. This makes inflation the biggest risk if it is not transitory.
BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The company has a relatively low valuation and long track record of top-line growth. They also hold good levels of cash. A more stable stock relatively. Can add to CTS here. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

PARTIAL BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The Edmonton airport deal is positive and the company continues to announce engagements over the last couple of months. Revenues are still low though it has hit $450K on a trailing twelve month basis last quarter. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

RISKY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The company develops and commercializes diagnostic tools to monitor heart disease. Minimal to no revenues so still very speculative. Largely in the development phase. They signed new contracts with GE Healthcare Corp and new patents are being filed. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

COMMENT

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. It’s hard to time the market and 5i does not recommend trying. It’s okay to rebalance or re-weigh to more defensive positions to tweak investor views, however. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

COMMENT
There's consistency in this market will various sector taking turns in leading. This will lead to buyer's remorse as investors chase the Nasdaq then suddenly want the S&P. Seasonality predicts a confluence of negatives that lead to a sell-off. Oil and has is the only sector with true staying power; Occidental jumped today. The again, high energy costs push inflation for all other sectors; your cup of coffee gets more expensive. Also $70 oil always leads the Saudis to boost production to cap the price and keep their American competitors in line. Inflation is rolling through all sectors of the economy, markedly up from last year. Meanwhile, there are supply shortages which don't help; this hits industrials and transports. Meanwhile, retailers are struggling to get product for Christmas as stuff is stock at overseas ports due to Covid and other reasons. tech has been bid up, but it can't go further. Keep cash and take some profits by Sept. 17 when markets tend to dip.
DON'T BUY
Like Zoom, it's considered a stay-at-home stock, so it has negative sentiment.
BUY
They announced a big acquisition today, Credit Karma. People love checking their credit scores. He likes INTU for changing the way business is done.
BUY
A long-time favourite of his. Gold is supposed to be safety haven, and given September seasonality and general uncertain, this is one to consider, because Barrick is best in class. It's a long history of returning capital to shareholders.
COMMENT
It's a reopening stock. Last week travel was good, this was good. Bad good bad good. In the end, TRIP is merely OK.